Opinions



Legal Implications of the Doha Agreement: Prospects Under a Second Trump Presidency

  Thursday, March 13, 2025

By Fawad Poya

The Doha Agreement between the United States and the Taliban, signed on February 29, 2020, is a peculiar deal without historical precedent. The nine rounds of negotiations that led to the agreement all occurred during President Trump’s first term in office. Prior to the agreement...


The Afghan Crisis: Analyzing Responsibilities and the Need for a New Approach

  Thursday, February 06, 2025

By Abdul Saboor Sitiez

Afghanistan, a country with a long history of war and instability, is still in the grip of one of its most severe crises. This crisis is not the result of a single group or a single factor, but rather the result of a complex and multidimensio...

Women’s Body; Men’s Card Game in The Afghan Political Arena

  Friday, January 24, 2025

By Abdul Saboor Sitiez

The Taliban leader’s recent decree banning women and girls from health education has inflicted another deep wound on women and the entire Afghan society. Once again making Afghan women and their fate the headlines of the world. The rece...

Terrorist Coalitions; The Fall of Governments and Role Model of Radical Islamists

  Friday, December 27, 2024

By Abdul Saboor Sitez

Recently, the Middle East and South Asia have witnessed coalitions of terrorist groups to overthrow governments, in which Islamist terrorist groups have succeeded in overthrowing national governments by forming transnational alliances.

Th...

Cautious optimism: Syria tiptoes into the future with Turkey’s help

  Saturday, December 21, 2024

By Amb. Omer Onhon

Ankara had a role to play in the fall of the Assad regime, though the full details are yet to emerge. It will have a role in its state-building too, albeit with some big difficulties to overcome first

If unverified reports are to be believed...

The Role of an Optional Protocol to CEDAW in Protecting Afghan Women's Rights Under Taliban Rule

  Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By Zulikha Akrami

Introduction

The United Nations recently commemorated significant milestones in the global fight for women's rights and gender equality. October 31, 2024, marked the 2...